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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-23
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AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

For srra MS b. uses, burns, scalds ard
similar injuries, there Is nothing so good
the wound and not only gives instan, re-
LIEF from pain, but eau IS he parts 10
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Il was much afflicted vi h sc.atica."
writes Ed c. Mud Inwaviile. Sedge lex
Co.. Kan. goirg about on crult hes and
suffering a deal or pam. I was Induced
To Try Billiards. Snow Liniment, which
relieved me.
st IMMINENT | ever usedi have recon-
nended II to a humble of persons. all
express themselves az being benefited by
II now walk without crufches. able TO
perform a great deal of light labor on
the farm"
25c. SOC and 800.
Sold by Brown Bros
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

curtains, with little frills up the front,
are appropriate for such a bathroom.
and so inexpensive that a fresh pair
is always possible.
Points About Curtains
to Fit
Correspondent Bedroom
Mrs. r. J. writes: 81 want to put
some pretty curtains at my bedroom
windows and fix up my brass bed.
Would you suggest point d'esprit, or
plain or figured muslin? There are
five windows. four Of which are close
together and face the south. The other
is single window, facing the east.
| would like one of the valances you
speak of across the top. What should
l use? Shall | put pair Of curtains
at each window, and should | have a
valance over the single window that
faces east?
THE ceiling is papered-at your
uggestion-with red roses and green
leaves on white ground down to the
picture mould, and the side walls have
Nilegreen MORE paper.
Il see that you suggest to Canadian
Reader to put valance on her bed
of cretonne and let a white spread
drop over it. Would that be as nice
for my plain brass bed as a whole
cover of something pretty with ruff
fle of it? Kindly tell me what color
to use and material?
Il would also like to know whether
or not there is continuance | could
buy, or have made, to put on my bed
SO as to make canopy on which to
drape muslin or any material over the
head of it. have seen doll beds
treated this way, and | would like to
fix my bed up some pretty way
Use white muslin or point d'esprit
curtains next the glass of the win
dows, two curtains to each window
Extend the valance, ten inches deep
across the top of the four windows
and let straight lengths hang from
it at either end, thus marking the di-
vision of the windows.
For single curtains at the four Win
dows, choose a cretonne or chintz
which has red roses and green leaves
upon white ground. Use a valanced
curtain at your east window
Just now it is the fancy of the mo-
ment to keep the bed all white, or, al
least, with only the valance of flow
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

Two excellent examples of the ar
tiStic effects given by the extensive
use of woodwork is shown in the &C
companying pictures.
An impression of richness is con-
veyed by the coloring and furnishing
of the delightful reception hall seen
in picture No. I. The soft brown of
the wood panelling is perfectly dead
finish. A beautiful grill of gilded wood
is set across the top of the opening
into the rear hall. This was purchased
from Chinese tea house, the owner
of the hall having bought it i'll sections
from merchant in Chinatown, San
Francisco.
The apparently intricate open work
pattern carved i'll the wood represents
the intertwined leaves and branches
of the Tree of Life, and the pieces fit
so exactly one into the other that no
joining is visible.
The dull gold of the carving is re-
produced in the frames of paintings
which adorn the walls above the vain
scot. These paintings, a fine old
Gothic chair, some rare pieces of brio
a-brac, and some well-chosen and
richly-hued Oriental rugs, were the
nucleus from which the hall was
evolved.
The house, of which this is the chief
room, as we'll as entrance hall, is well
planned and extremely artistic, and
not expensive. The wood used in
the panelling is southern pine, and
when the panelling was in place, the
stain was brushed upon the bare sur
face of the wood.
A Stain Like Weathered Oak
for Pine
and Other Soft Woods
1t required fully twenty-four hours
for this stain to become thoroughly
dry and hard, when coat of a special
shellac- was applied. After this, il
three hours time, one coat of dead
lac was put on. In color, this stair
is like weathered oak, but is prepared
for pine and soft woods. 1t gives al
exceedingly desirable and artistic fin
ish. This surface is greatly to BIZ
preferred to the glazed and varnisheC
finishes, at one time considered the
only thing for implanted soft woods
The rough plaster of the wall:
above the panelled wainscot was treat
ed with water-color wash of strong
vivid yellow. The tiles about the fire
place are of tobacco-brown brick. TIL,
andirons and fire irons are of dull
brass, although the hardware of tn,
room is of wrought iron A quain
old lantern of glass framed in irol
holds the center of the ceiling, ant
the side electric lights are simple il
form.
A blue and white porcelain stand
meant to hold umbrellas, put to new
and decorate We use as a jardiniere
holds large leaf palm. A smal1e
jar, with a growing plant, looks wei
on the turn of the stairway TIL
simple little tea table, with its CLEAN
ing brass kettle and dainty appurten
ances, makes an agreeable spot 0
light in the rich, dark coloring of tn
hall, and on the corner of the plan
above the tea table a clear glass bow
filled with marguerites repeats tn
touch of whiteness acceptably.
The arrangement, color scheme an
harmonious mingling of much that
simple and inexpensive in the way G
furnishings with those that are rar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

I cred or colored goods, but it is really
! a matter of Individual taste. The
point d'esprit bed dressing would not
be appropriate to use with the cotton
or chintz draperies. You would better
use silk or brocade at your windows
| if you decide upon the net.
A canopy or tester bed is usually
Of heavily-carved wood; it would not
be appropriate for a brass bed. A
pretty effect is obtained, however, by
having long bracket hook of brass
one foot extension-set in the wall at
the head of your bed From this cur
tains can drop and be draped back at
either side. A sheer quality of white
corded dimity, trimmed with' three
inch frill, would look we'll used for
these
Personally, I prefer the bed un-
draped. Pure white linen hem
stitched slips upon plump pillows, a
fine white Marseilles spread, trimmed
about with a two-inch cotton fringe,
and allowed to fall over a valance or
tlounce of the rose-howered chintz,
would make an exceedingly attractive
bed. This bed valance should escape
the floor one inch.
Window Treatment
in Reception Hall
and Parlor
Mrs. P, Michigan, asks: "Will you
please advise me about my windows
In our reception hall, which we use as
a general sitting room, there is only
one window, except the stairway one,
and we need all the light we can get
from it. How shall drape it to make
it pretty, and at the same time not
shut out the light? If | use draperies
| will use yellow silkoline, as | have
that at the stairway window, and il
seems to be the color the room needs
to brighten it.
I'm the parlor l have two windows
one large and one of ordinary size
The walls are light green, with lighter
ceiling; the tiles are notified light and
dark green, and the woodwork and
furniture dark oak. The only spot OF
bright color in the room is a lowered
rose-red upholstered chair. The carpet
IS brown and yellow, and the door
draperies striped Bagdad pattern, com
bining all the colors. | should like
draperies for windows, not too ex.
pensive. Will you tell me what tc
get, and if you know of any store
where | would be likely to get it?"
To drape your window, and yet shut
out no light, you must allow the cur.
tain rod to extend beyond the window
casing. On this the curtains may BE-
hung and we'll pushed back. You viii
then get the effect of color anc
drapery without sacrifice of light. A:
your door curtains are striped, use
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

Had you given me the exposure Of
your dining-room, could, perhaps, be
OF greater assistance. The beams on
your ceiling should be the same as
the other woodwork in the room. The
walls above the Lincrusta Walton
should be covered with a paper show
ing, on a rough gold ground, a design
Of lily pads and long tendrils. The
figures are not large, and though
lightly suggestive Of new art" in
the treatment, are thoroughly artistic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
Copyright, 1904, by Margaret Greenleaf.)

and valuable, will repay careful study
and consideration No false note is
struck. All is we'll considered, dig
nlhed and restrained, and yet not
wholly conventional when taken bit
by bit.
The tea chair is simple one of oak,
with rush seat; such as can be
bought for $500. The two mahogany
chairs near the fireplace are in no wise
elegant, or of any special period of
style, but the seat coverings are har-
monious, and there is no freakishness
in their shapes or decorations.
The Gothic chair is cherished heir
loom, the beautiful dull red velvet seat
having taken OH its softened CLEAN
through the touch of time. This chair
seemed to necessitate a wainScot, and
a Walnscot of real oak was far beyond
IN price what its owners could afford
to pay. A suggestion from the con-
tractor of imitation granting was
promptly declined, but the inexpensive
and artistic treatment for pine success
fully solved the problem.
The other picture shows a good
detail of wood finish, the mantel, win
! OOW scat dlIQ WdlllSOOj dill DGlIl2 pleas
ing in design. The oak has been given
slight green stain, and its surface is
dull. This is not an expensive or
| elaborate finish, and the green stain
upon it is more felt than seen. The
deep Indian-red of the rough plastered
walls makes a striking contrast to the
woodwork.
The wide fireplace is tiled about
with moss-green tiles highly glazed.
The sheen of the moss-green silk
velour which covers the window seat
repeats this color and shine
Turkish rugs cover the floor. The
chairs of stained wicker have cush-
toned seats, and bespeak the fact that
this is a hallway in country house.
The table is of brown English oak.
Information for Correspondents
That Will Interest
Most Readers
New Bathroom" says: eve are
going to improve our home this spring
and | am hoping to add nice bath
room. Could you give me some adj
vice about the kind Of tub and fixtures
| should have?
"The room will be about 8xIo feet
and | can have hard wood floor and
painted woodwork, or, if | find this
too expensive, | will wait until | can
afford if. Give me a color scheme for
it-rugs, curtains and all. can put
about $I75 into it."
You can certainly have a complete
and attractive bathroom for the sun
named. A sanitary and satisfactory
finish for bathroom walls is to plaster
them with hard plaster to the heigh
of six feet, marking off in four-inct
squares. When this is thoroughly dry
give them two or more coats of white
paint; the last coat to have an ename
finish. The effect is that of thing, anc
the surface is easily kept clean anc
fresh. The plaster above should b,
rough Or sand finished, and painted il
oil, either pale blue or pastel green
All the woodwork should be painted
white. There is white enamel pain
{ on the market which dries with
hard, durable surface and handsom,
gloss.
There are firms which give full ant
: complete estimates for bathrooms, in
Guiding plumbing
The floor should be of thing or har,
) wood, and the large washable bait
rugs in white and some color to mattel
the wall. Fresh white dotted muslin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

This paper sells for IS cents a roll,
| believe, and though the shade of
green would be lighter, it tones well
with the color used for your dado.
The combination would be most pleas
ing. If you wish a less expensive
paper, something showing a conven-
tional design of light and deep greens
and tawny yellows on clear, strong
yellow ground would look well. This
paper should extend to the woodwork
at your ceiling line.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
g SRAgn@gs Anen De 8 G0AgecanN
The Finishing of the UoodtOork Is an Important
Fedture===InexpenSiOe Treatments That fire IfLso
aesthetic

plain color for your window drapery.
Match the rose red Of your upholstery
in raw silk or linen taffeta The latter,
of domestic make, costs only Is cents
yard, and is fifty inches wide The
raw silk is $I.5o yard, and one yard
i'll width. Make these curtains with
out lining. Any upholstery shop or
department store can furnish you with
these goods.
How to Furnish
Double Parlor
Properly
"Lonava" writes: 81 have a double
parlor. The back one | use as bed
room. The furniture and woodwork
is of golden oak, and rug of Bokhara
pattern. Its cOlOrS are two shades of
red and rich cream. | would like to
know what colored paper | could use
1t should be light, as the room is
somewhat dark. Could | use yellow
cartridge paper, and green in the front
room, which is light, and in the living
room and library? That room also
has a rug. Green seems to be the
predominant color The ceilings are
high and have moulding about fif-
teen inches deep, partly on ceiling,
which has always been tinted to cor
respond with the paper on the ceiling
You could use soft yellow tan
cartridge paper for your bedroom with
good effect Drape your windows with
curtains of linen taffeta, showing clus-
tiers of crimson flowers and green
leaves on tan color ground This
will carry we'll with the color of
the rug and walls. Make your ceiling
and moulding for both rooms light
cream color. Plain sage green-that
is, green with a white light upon it
will look we'll in the living room and
library.
Mr.. T. w. A. writes: 81 have been
reading your articles with much in
terest, and would appreciate some
hints for the decoration of dining
room Of mine. The room is FL. by
I2H. Furniture and woodwork all
oak. All around the room for three
feet high it is Lincrusta Walton,
painted dark olive. | want to have
beams put on the ceiling. What color
of paper should the walls be covered
with? Should this paper run UP to
the wood from the top of the Lin
crusta Walton, or should there be
picture mould and the paper run to
that? If so, what kind of paper should
be used above the picture mould and
up to the wood of the ceiling? What
sort Of paper should use between the
beams on the ceiling? What color
should the beams be-dark olive to
match the Lincrusta Walton below or
just the plain wood? Can you sug-
gest an Improvement on the dark
olive of the Lincrusta Walton? In
other words, should it be of some
other color?"
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HOtO ArtiStic Effects Nay Be
GiOen to Rooms and Hail.
U0yS by the ExtenSiOe Use
of Observation-Disclosures
Employment of GriLLS and
PdneLLingS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

curtains, with little frills up the front,
are appropriate for such bathroom,
and so inexpensive that a fresh pair
is always possible.
The Western news., 1904-09-28
INTERCEPTED THE CARS MAIL.
Convincing Proof of the Bondage Of
That Ruler.

Convincing Proof of the Bondage OF
That Ruler.
A very striking proof Of the Cars
bondage was recently afforded when
the Gear dispatched one of his per-
sonal favorites, certain NJ. Klopoff,
into the central provinces Of Russia
to report on the true condition of at
fairs there, about which he had pre-
| viously received official information.
He desired to test the accuracy Of
bureaucratic reports, but he knew that
letters from M. Klopoff direct to him
would inevitably be opened and sup
pressed if they contained statements
Of which of1cialdom disapproved. In
order to avoid this espionage, he Or
dered NJ Klopoff to mail his reports
in small envelopes Of the pattern used
for private letters, not straight to the
palace, but to the address in st. Pc
tersburg of certain General Hesse
General Hesse was entrusted with the
secret, and he undertook personally
to carry all the letters received from
NJ. Klopoff to the Car. NJ. Klopoff
| went OIl Ills ullSSlOu, UuL oul VI Vl6A-
teen letters which he posted to Cen
eral Hesse for the Car only five
reached their destination. A strong
ruler would doubtless make a vigorous
effort to liberate himself from this
tyranny, but the Gear Is essentially a
weak man. The unhealthy, pale, al
most gray color of his complexion be-
trays his want of physical health and
strength, while the amazing inconsls-
tencies Of his reign indicate successive
surrenders to conflicting influences. II
is characteristic Of his weakness that
he never strikes out new line OF
thought or action on his own Initiative
and that his decision on any given
question Of policy is nothing more
than the choice which of two or more
courses recommended to him by diff
ferent advisers shall be followed. Ht
Is never a leader like the German EN-
peror, but is continually being led By
some influential man or group Of men
Success.
The Western news., 1904-09-28
jams Learn Western Ways.

Japanese journalism Is developing
on Western lines and with surprising
rapidity. The events Of the present
war are responsible for extras which
are sold on the street In the American
fashion. The newsmen run barelegged
with a sort Of napkin around the head
and a small bell at the belt, which
rings as they so.
When the war news is lively the
extras come out In correspondingly
lively manner. one after the other, and
are literally patronized The sensa-
tional reporter has appeared there, a.
we'll as the female journalist. and
things are "whooped up" more than
they used to be. One consequence OF
this Is that Journalism here and there
begins to pay. where formerly it had
to be subsidized as a matter of patriot
ism and public spirit. There 10 Ar
English column in all the papers and
English is studied in all the schools.
The country has coo newspapers II
all, and several Of them have respect
lively a circulation exceeding 1O0,OO'
copies. AS guides and directors O.
public opinion they are perhaps no
inferior to our own. Altogether Japan
csc Journalism, in its infancy, has
BRIGHT future before 1t and will nkel,
keep pace with the progress Of tn
country 1t serves.
The Western news., 1904-09-28
ARlZONA'S AGATE BRIDGE.
A NATURAL CURIOSITY.

In the "Petrified Forest" of Arizona
there Is a natural bridge, across a mar
row canyon consisting of the petrl1ed
or agatized, trunk Of tree, III feet
in length. The petrified trees in this
region are believed to have flOurlshed
In the Triassic age. Most Of them are
allied to the Norfolk island pine (Aru
caria) Of to-day, but some resemble
the red cedar. Prof. o. G. S. Carta
thinks that the petrification was du'
to soluble silicates derived from th'
decomposition of the feldspathic ce
ment found in the sandstone Of tina
locality.
The Western news., 1904-09-28
NO USE FOR KNOCKERS.
Why q New York Business Man Dis
pensed with Clerk'e Services.

Why q New York Business Man D1s-
pensed with a Clerk's Services.
He was a polite, dressy clerk in q
New York store dealing in sporting
goods. photograph supplies and other
things calculated to induce customers
enamOred Of an outdoor life to spend
money. He had rosy cheeks and
cheerful face. But the boss was not
satisfied. He noticed sthat customers
looked more or less discouraged after
they came away from that young
mans counter. At night he called the
clerk to him and said:
Rupert, you dress remarkably well
for a young man earning your salary;
you are scrupulous about your appear
ance; you are polite and ready to an
swer questions; you know all about the
different goods we SELL"
"Thank you," said Rupert who
scented a raise.
"But, Rupert" continued the boss. Il
shall have to dispense with your serv-
ices. heard you tell one man who
bought camera to-day that beginners
were lucky If they got one good mega
tive in twenty. You should have told
him he stood a chance to make sue
cess nine times in ten. Time enough to
talk about spoiled plates when he
brings them in. That man will be
wanting to sell his camera back at
discount instead of becoming an en-
thusiast and bargaining for better
one. also heard you tell the man who
was pricing rowing machines that the
only way to learn to manage a boat
was to sit in one. These rowing ma
chimes are here to sell. You told a
young woman who wanted a pulley ex-
erciser to consult her physician before
deciding l am not in business for tho
doctors. Instead of saying cheerful
things about the weather you seem to
| be always on the lookout for rain.
which lovers Of outdoor sport do not
like. In other words. Rupert you are
a natural-born discourager of the hope
ful-a knocker to the hopes Of persons
who are wavering between enthusiasm
and discouragement. My advice is that
you find a Job with some one who
wants to drive away business rather
than encourage it. I want clerks who
will stick to the maxim, If you can't
boost, don't knock
The Western news., 1904-09-28
His Unnecessary Protest.

"Give me fifty two-cent stamps,
said the man who seemed to be In
hurry, stepping up to the stamp win
dow. The post office clerk laid before
him a sheet Of the new worlds fair
stamps" with the portrait of Thomas
Jefferson upon them.
DO you think l want handbills?"
irritably asked the man. picking up the
sheet and frowning at it. when I
buy postage stamp don't want one
big enough to wrap around the let
ter"
"Well. SIR" said the clerk, you
know"
"Yes, know it's the custom to get
out a special stamp every time there's
a big exposition held, but l don't see
the necessity of trying to make the
stamp as big as the exposition. There
ought to be a reasonable limit to every
thing"
But"
II heard a man say the other day
that he saved time by just sticking the
letter ON the stamp, instead of trying
to stick the stamp on the letter. It
looks to me like an unfair thing for tho
government to go into competition with
the manufacturers Of porous plasters." :"
Certainly. but"
"Its q precious bit Of nonsense. be-
sides. You put one Of those big stamps
on a letter. and just as likely as not
you make it overweight Then you've
got to buy another stamp to pay the
postage ON q postage stamp. That's
one Of Uncle Sans little confidence
games. If everybody would refuse TO
take them"
"Wilf you let me get in . word
edgewiseT' asked the clerk.
Certainly. I'm not hindering you.
What is it?"
II was trying to say that you don't
have to buy any Of those new stamps
We have plenty of the old ones or
hand"